Portable winch.



G. WICK- PORTABLE WINCH. APPLIGATION FILED AUG.19 ,1908.

927,200. Patented July 6, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application filed August 19, 1908. Serial No. 449,198.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHAnLEs WIoK', a

sub ect-of the Czar of Russia, anda resident of Bingham Canyon, in the county of Salt Lake and'State of: Utah, have invented a new and Im roved Portable Winch, of

which the fo lowing is a .fu1l,'cl ear,' and,

exact description.

In removal of coal or other mineral from veins below the surface of the earth, gang- Ways and devious passages are formed'that situations, heavy timbers are used for props,

when the coalor other material mined is toofriable to afford a safe support for the roof of a gan ay or drift in a mine.

It is found very-laborious to manually transfer timbers or other "heavy material along low, narrow driftsin a mine, and the purpose of this-invention is 'to provide a novel,simple winch that may be operated by steam or compressed air as a motive agent,

:and afford means for the easy'movement of' heavy material. in a mine, from one point to.

another as occasion may require.

A further ob ect is-to provide a novel comblnation of elements, that will adapt the improved wvinch for a convenient and reliable attachment upon thewalls of a drift or passage in a mine, in a'manner that will permit its removal and erection at another selected point, as the transfer of material may re quire. j The invention consists in the novel con struction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described, and defined in the ap-.

pended claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference 'lndlcate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view ofthe improved .winch; Fig. 2 is a sectional side view of principal details of the winch; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of parts substantially on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2, andFig- 4 is a transverse sectional view,'. substantially on the line 4- 4 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 5 indicates apreferably metal post of suitable 1ength,that may have "a radial flange a on one end that increases the vbearing-surface thereof, and in the opposjte end an extension piece 6, is screwed and adapted for longitudinal adjustment by use of a-leveri-inserted in any one ofa series of perforations formed in said extension piece, one perforation appearing in Fig. '1. f

I The extension piece 6-, that for convenience in drawing is shown broken off, is in service afforded a proper length, so that the post may be secured upright orin any other convenient position between the roof and floor,

or. between the sides' of adrift in a mine, by

an obvious screwed adjustment of the extension piece. Upon the post 5', aSLlbSttl'Htlfl'l arm 7 1s adjustably secured by means of a clamp I that is formed on one end thereof.

Upon the outer portion of the arm 7, two spaced journals a and b are formed by re ducing the diameter thereof.

A Windlass drum 8 isa detail of'the invention, and consists of a metal shell' that is contracted in diameter from each end toward the center and at each end is closed by a secured head wall, said walls "8, 8 each having a cylindrical sleeveformed thereon at their centers, said sleeves that are respectively designated bythe characters '0, (I, being mounted rotatab y upon the journals a,"b,as is shown in Fig. 2.".IT-he's1eeves .c, d

that are respectivelyen'gaged with the join;

nals a, b are reinforced at their inner ends by bracese, f whichextend therefrom into;

engagement with the inner surface of .the

drum 8, and are thereto secured to suitablemeans. The sleeve 0 at the end nearest tothe' sliding of said sleeve toward the post 5, and

. clamp 7, has contact with a shoulder g formed on the arm 7 andwhich'limits-the; Y ,90 as shown iniFig; 2, thedrum is loosel se-I' cured in place onthe outer portion 0 the arm 7, by a collar h and set screw-h, that is screwed throu 'h the collar into contact with the outer en] portion of the journal 6. Preferably, the journals a, bare 'ubricated by oil or the like contained in oil cups 11 car.- ried by the end walls or heads 8, 8 a

0n the arm'7 a-turbine motor casing!) is: held by a bracket arm m which supports said casing in a normally erect position. Within 3 the casing 9 a turbine wheel or rotor 9", is rotatably supported bya shaft 9 that is journaled centrally in the side walls of the casing, and in said casing at opposite points near 1ts 'base, inlet and-outlet openings 'n', n'

are formed, for the entranceand discharge of a motive agent that actuates the rotor 9!.v

by an upright bracket arm 0 whereon the box bearing o" is formed or secured that receives the shaft and supports it for free rotation.

1 The shaft 9 1s supported near-the drum 8,

Upon the head wall. 8 of the drum. 8, an internal spur gear ring 10 is secured concentric with the axis of the drum, the open side of the gear facing'the motor casing 9. Theshaft 5)" projects into the internal gear ring 10, and on said projected end of said shaft pinion 7) is mounted and secured, that meshes with the teeth of said gear ring.

The motor may be changed in form of its working part, so as to i'endei it more effective, it being understood however, that its rotor is adapted for direct rotation by a liquid or fluid motive agent. The actuation of the rotor will rapidly rotate the pinion p, which will turn the drum 8 slowerthan the speed given to the pinion, and thus considerable power is developed, that may be utilized by securing one end of a cable 11 on the drum, and giving it a turn or two thereon, which will adapt the drum to pull on the cable when it is rotated. I

To adapt the device for service the post 5- is secured in a convenient position by its en.- gagement with the walls of a drift or gangway in a mine, as hereinbefore mentioned, and the cable 11 is extended toward and secured to the timber or other material that is to be moved toward the post. The motive agent, that may be compressed air, steam or water under pressure, isp-referably conducted to the rotor by means of strong hose or jointed pipes, extended from the source of supply toward the motor casing and connected to its inlet opening. It will be seen that upon setting the rotor 9" in rapid motion, the drum 8 will be rotated slowly, and the cable 11 wrapped thereon, which will pull the load that it is attached to, toward the post. It is to be understood that theload may be placed on a truck to facilitate its transfer; furthermore, if the load is to be ally from the post and permit its change in position thereon, of a turbine motor on the arm, a drum rotatable on the outer end of the arm, a cable on the drum, an internal spur gear on one end of said drum, a driving shaft extended from the motor and rotatable thereby, and a pinion on said shaft meshing with the internal gear.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES WICK.

Witnesses:

F. XV. QUINN, Amen Frrzona-nin. 

